It's been a while since I have talked about America's Team, so figured it was high time I did so. Granted, the fact that they finally signed some FA makes this appropriate.
The Packers re-signed Gary Ruegamer back into the family. Gary was the starting C last year when Flanagan went down and now that Flanagan is back, Gary will be in the running for one of the starting guard spots. He was signed for fairly cheap at 540k, which was less than 1/2 of what he was slotted to make prior to being cut. It's good to have a player come back that will be familiar with the system and has the confidence of the remaining linemen from last year. This leads me to believe that the RG position is his to lose, IMO.
The Pack also signed 2 other guards to help in the competition, Adrian Klemm and Matt O'Dwyer. Now, both of these guys will add some much needed depth along the OL, but I'm certainly not giddy about getting them. Both have injury histories and that troubles me. Not "finding a pair of men's underwear in the under the bed that's not mine" troubling, mind you. Klemm is younger (28) and got a 2 year deal, whereas O'Dwyer (32) only got a 1 year deal. But neither of them got big deals by any stretch. Klemm was told he was going to be trying out for the starting LG position and they wouldn't put him up against Gary, hence my thought on Gary going for RG. We'll see how they are come mini-camps and pre-season.
Given that they have not signed any defensive help yet, this leads me to believe that the club is going to draft strictly defense in the first 3-4 rounds. I'll get into mock drafts next week, but needless to say, it's all about the D this year.
The Pack have approx $6.1M left on the cap, so another pickup or two is not out of the question, however I think they might wait until after the draft given they have not been real aggressive to sign anyone outside of OL.
That's all for today, not much going on with our beloved team right now.
Hope you like the picture of the sausage racers, hopefully I'll be able to post the results of the races at Miller Park this year. Figured it would be a nice addition, let's see if it works out.
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Which sausage is a guy supposed to hit with the bat?
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